As you probably now I’m not vegan, but I LOVE eating at vegan restaurants because it means I can eat 100% of what is on the menu. Since I’m pesco-vegetarian, most of the time I’m looking over restaurant menus skipping over 95% of what are on them.
I’d been hearing about Candle 79 and Candle Cafe for years now and I couldn’t miss the chance to finally try one of them. Last Friday after arriving in New York, Alicia and I went out for a very late lunch at Candle Cafe.
Everything on the menu looked amazing! It was hard to choose. Eventually I picked a smoothie, tropical freeze: a blend of orange juice, mango, banana, strawberries and pineapple. YUM!
For lunch I went with the BBQ Tempeh & Sweet Potato sandwich. It was amazing. It came with onions and kale and a small side salad of arugula.
It was filling but not overly so–I would definitely come back here again the next time I’m in New York! I really wish we had restaurants like this around here.
Jen!!!!!!! I’m in your ‘hood!!!! Actually, I’m not sure if I’m THAT close to you, but I’m in NYC! I’m in Manhattan. I totally should have asked you for restaurant recommendations! This place sounds awesome!
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Hey!! NYC is about 3 hours away from me so you’re not that far!
There are SO many good choices when it comes to food down there–it can be overwhelming!!! Have fun!